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In Dubuque as elsewhere the activity often involved banging pots and pans until the bridal couple invited the neighbors in for cake or ice cream. | In Dubuque as elsewhere the activity often involved banging pots and pans until the bridal couple invited the neighbors in for cake or ice cream. | ||
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Revision as of 02:14, 7 February 2010
SHIVAREE. A shivaree is a North American term for a clamorous salutation made to a newlywed couple by an assembled crowd of neighbors and friends. This term is used in Rodgers and Hammerstein's stage musical "Oklahoma!"
In Dubuque as elsewhere the activity often involved banging pots and pans until the bridal couple invited the neighbors in for cake or ice cream.